Manhood Impossible
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Manhood Impossible

Men's Struggles to Control and Transform their Bodies and Work

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Manhood Impossible

Men's Struggles to Control and Transform their Bodies and Work

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In Manhood Impossible, Scott Melzer argues that boys' and men's bodies and breadwinner status are the two primary sites for their expression of control. Controlling selves and others, and resisting being dominated and controlled is most connected to men's bodies and work. However, no man can live up to these culturally ascendant ideals of manhood. The strategies men use to manage unmet expectations often prove toxic, not only for men themselves, but also for other men, women, and society. Melzer strategically explores the lives of four groups of adult men struggling with contemporary body and breadwinner ideals. These case studies uncover men's struggles to achieve and maintain manhood, and redefine what it means to be a man.

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Year
2018
ISBN
9780813584928

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: The Manhood Dilemma
  6. Part I. The Body Dilemma
  7. Part II. The Breadwinner Dilemma
  8. Part III. The Future of the Manhood Dilemma
  9. Appendix: Studying Men and Manhood
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Notes
  12. Index
  13. About the Author